How to Use stick by in a Sentence

stick by

verb
  • Rogers stuck by his side as his coach.
    — Irene Gonzalez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Throughout it all, his owners stuck by his side.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The fans who stuck by the players matter, too.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What’s your message to the fans who’ve stuck by you as the club moves forward?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Help the paper stick by spraying the pan with cooking spray first.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
  • But sticking by Platner has costs too.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Still, Georgia stuck by the program.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • His wife, Amanda, also stuck by her husband.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The Yankees have stuck by Volpe, but there are better options available.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • For the sake of their son, Tackett stuck by Gomez — if not as a partner, then at least as a co-parent and friend.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Customers enjoy an abundant soup and salad bar and endless poultry, meats and sausage served on sticks by gauchos.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The Patriots have stuck by Wilson all season, however, and started him when healthy.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • For now, though, there’s plenty of reason for cautious optimism as Lloyd tries to finally prove why the Packers have stuck by him.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • These institutions remind me of the firms that stick by Michael Saylor and Strategy .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Chapman warmed up in the Boston bullpen before the top of the eighth, but with his teammates continuing to not score, Tracy stuck by his game plan.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Despite the controversies, some in Mecklenburg County have stuck by the sheriff.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Despite the good some drivers have seen in the overhauled car designs, particularly in the way drivers can go wheel-to-wheel, Verstappen has stuck by his view.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggi, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Analysts are largely sticking by Netflix , telling clients to buy the dip after after the streaming platform’s latest results sent the stock lower.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But at their first practice sessions with such elite teams, the siblings were intimidated by being on the same ice as the champion couples and instinctively stuck by the boards.
    — Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
  • One man died and another was wounded Monday afternoon after they were stuck by gunfire in a shooting in Sacramento.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Amanda says she’s stuck by him through the rumors and nastiness, as Meredith Marks would say, and all the terrible things he’s done, but she will not be talked to like that anymore; she’s done.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Nonetheless Ives is sticking by his call that the market resembles 1997, not 1999, in terms of bubble risk.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • The analyst stuck by his $180 price target for the stock, which implies that shares of Oracle could rally 26% from their Friday close.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Staying home when there is a travel warning allows road crews to clear the roadways without the obstacle of traffic and drivers can avoid accidents, slide-offs and getting stuck by waiting until the roads are deemed safer.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The administration stuck by these narratives even as witness videos and details emerged in both cases that cast doubt on their accounts, and depicted far more complicated encounters.
    — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • And Levy stuck by him after Paratici was forced to resign in 2023 following a ban from football, keeping him on as a trusted consultant.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • State police have identified a Norwich woman who was fatally stuck by an SUV on Route 2 in Preston last week.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Despite being together for just a few months when Haydel's accident happened, Dingle stuck by his side and has continuously supported him.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Ordinarily, a loan player would return to their parent club for treatment, but there is a sense that Grealish is happy on Merseyside and keen to repay Everton for sticking by him.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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